3 JUL 2010

Germany, Italy, Ireland and Spain leading the push

TechEye.net

A draft of the European Union's plans for wind and solar energy has been leaked, revealing EU intentions to quickly build wind turbines and solar terminals throughout member states.

The leaked documents were intended for delivery to the European Commission by midnight on Wednesday, but the deadline was missed by many and the plans were kept under wraps until Reuters managed to get its hands on them, revealing substantial plans for renewable energy.

Italy is to increase its on-shore wind farm capacity by 230 percent, Ireland by 130 percent, Spain by 74 percent, and Germany by 30 percent.

There are also plans to begin off-shore wind energy generation, with Germany taking the lead with plans to increase generation from zero megawatts to 10,000 megawatts. Spain follows with 3,000 megawatts, then Ireland with 2,300 megawatts, and Italy with 1,000 megawatts.

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